NARS Lipgloss: 'Orgasm'

NARS just relaunched their lipglosses with whole new formulations and brand spankin' new packaging. To help promote this relaunch, Sephora had a mini version of the new gloss as a 100 point perk in one of the most popular shades, 'Orgasm.'

It's so cute!! I knew I had to get my hands on this to try out the new ish. First off, let's start with the packaging. The classic NARS matte black rubberized texture is used on the cap with the bright white logo printed on to it. I think it looks super classic and sheek. The container is now a perfectly clear acrylic as opposed to the almost completely opaque old packaging which allowed you to see a hint of the color inside. This new packaging gets an A+!

The new spongy doe-foot applicator is really nice and my favorite type of applicator for glosses. The most important detail of this gloss for me was the smell. The old NARS lip glosses smelled like plastic and chemicals. It wasn't necessarily the most pleasant thing to have on your lips all day, and for that reason, I never reached for the NARS glosses I owned. This new formulation has NO SCENT whatsoever. Yay! They must have taken a hint from what seems to be the number 1 complaint of NARS lovers out there and taken out whatever smelly bandit was stinkin' up the place!

Orgasm is a peachy pink gloss with gold glitter streaks running through out. It is the color that I always tend to drift toward and also is my favorite blush color (jumpin' on the band wagon... I know).

The gloss on its own adds quite a bit of pigment to the lips and the wear time is about 3 hours with no touch-ups or reapplication. The glosses are noticeably less sticky than the original formula, but still have a stickier feel to them which is good because it means the gloss isn't sliding anywhere off your lips!
I noticed that this gloss looks extremely similar to another lipgloss I own, which is Revlon's Super Lustrous gloss in 'Peony:'

Peony is a little bit more dark pink, but otherwise, its pretty damn close. This dupe alert brings me to another point about NARS' new glosses: The price. These glosses will set you back $26 a pop and the reformulation included less product per container compared to the old ones. That's pretty steep for a gloss considering a MAC gloss will only set you back about $16.
The glosses are gorgeous and are of much higher quality than their predecessors, but I think if you can find as close a dupe as this Revlon gloss, go for the cheaper alternative. For the more unique colors in the new collection (they've kept the 23 old colors and tacked on 7 brand new ones!) there's nothing wrong with a splurge here and there if you're a gloss or NARS junkie. Guilty!

xxSJ

Review: Revlon Colorburst Lipgloss in 'Peony'

Today's review is of a lipgloss I picked up completely on a whim during my last visit to the drugstore. My 'on a whim' purchases are kind of crazy as I usually research products fairly well before purchasing...but sometimes when I see something I think is particularly pretty it's like I'm possessed. My eyes glaze over and all I can hear is 'pretty...sparkly...must touch' and with my blank expression plastered across my face, my arm (which I obviously have no control over whatsoever) grabs at the product and shoves it in my shopper.  When a product is in my shopping bag I have an established connection and relationship with it and it can't go back on the shelf. It's pathetic. But the truth. I have touched it and therefore I now must have it.  Anyway, all of the above happened when I saw the Revlon Colorburst lipgloss in 'Peony:'

See? Gorgeous. Go ahead and say 'gorgeous' with a New Jersey accent. Come on, don't be shy.  It's satisfying and it's what I want to do when I look at this lipgloss.  The packaging is this thick acrylic feeling plastic with a quilted black twist cap.  It's very sleek and pretty. 

The applicator is a nice spongey paddle tip applicator. Lerrrrrrv. It glosses the product on nice and smooth and its precise enough to get the product into the corners of your lips. Let's talk about the color for a sec:

Peony is a pretty peach color with peachy pink sparkles in it. I loveeee it. The consistency of this gloss is also great because its quite smooth (no globs here!) and has the perfect amount of stickiness to it so that it will stay on your lips and won't slide anywhere but you won't have any problems with your lips sticking together.

As you can see when I applied this gloss to my plain lips it adds just a little sparkle and a hint of color. This gloss really is best when on top of a lipstick. I want to wear it on top of corals and brighter pinks come Spring time for a really fresh look!

If everything in my life could be this beautiful peachy pink with golden reflects I would be so happy. Observe:

That's NARS Orgasm blush right there and as you can see, this lip gloss is that exact color. I'm always attracted to colors like these in the store and I'm so happy I have the right complexion to pull it off. These colors are so complimentary to a variety of skin tones but I like it best on me when I have a slight amount of color goin on on my skin. Hellooooo Spring and Summer!!

I found this lip gloss at Harmons in Bed Bath and Beyond for about $6. Good price for a large tube of product!

xxSJ